PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) took another major step in expanding its north Phoenix campus on Tuesday. The company broke ground on its third semiconductor manufacturing fab, or factory, near 43rd Avenue and Dove Valley Road.
TSMC said the third facility will create roughly 6,000 jobs and will manufacture chips using 2 nanometer or even more advanced process technology, with production starting by the end of the decade.
The milestone coincided with a visit from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who praised the groundbreaking and expansion of TSMC’s facilities. He said it was part of the Trump administration’s renewed commitment to strengthening the “golden age of American manufacturing.” “We are at TSMC Arizona to celebrate the return of American manufacturing. President Trump’s bold leadership and clear direction are driving companies and jobs back to this country at a record pace,” Lutnick said…